Townie Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Daughter and partner now in Exeter and he enjoys a bang at the clays with me. Any suggestions? Must be open mid-week and ideally have loan guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 https://www.google.com/search?q=Shooting+grounds+near+Exeter&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB801GB801&oq=Shooting+grounds+near+Exeter&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claysandgame Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Ashcombe is open from Wednesdays, but I dont know about loan guns unless you are having a lesson? Might be worth a call. Nice ground and lots of stands. Otherwise I think you are probably heading up towards Ilfracombe to North Devon Shooting Ground (same deal on loan guns as above) or Southwest Shooting School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted September 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Thank you both. I did have a quick google, but a bit of local knowledge is always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 29/09/2020 at 14:45, claysandgame said: Ashcombe is open from Wednesdays, but I dont know about loan guns unless you are having a lesson? Might be worth a call. Nice ground and lots of stands. Otherwise I think you are probably heading up towards Ilfracombe to North Devon Shooting Ground (same deal on loan guns as above) or Southwest Shooting School. Visited Ashcombe last Friday. Nice layout, natives were very friendly and the lady in the office was very nice. And there is a hire gun. The stands were very challenging and I didn't dare try their tower. My only criticism would be that I'd have welcomed a couple of easier stands not so much for me (honest) but the chap I went with shoots only occasionally and he hit very few, which is a bit off putting. We also spent a joyful half hour in the Sportsman Gun Centre in Exeter and I wish I'd allowed more time for that. Loads of stuff and helpful staff. Great afternoon out, but the traffic in Exeter on a Friday afternoon! I may as well have stayed in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Townie said: Visited Ashcombe last Friday. Nice layout, natives were very friendly and the lady in the office was very nice. And there is a hire gun. The stands were very challenging and I didn't dare try their tower. My only criticism would be that I'd have welcomed a couple of easier stands not so much for me (honest) but the chap I went with shoots only occasionally and he hit very few, which is a bit off putting. We also spent a joyful half hour in the Sportsman Gun Centre in Exeter and I wish I'd allowed more time for that. Loads of stuff and helpful staff. Great afternoon out, but the traffic in Exeter on a Friday afternoon! I may as well have stayed in London. As a would be very occasional clay shooter I and a couple of mates do not go there for that very reason. I'm not criticising as it is a cracking site and the staff are both friendly and helpful and in all probability they supply what their regular proper clay shooters wish for. But turning up with ones' game gun, possibly SbS at that and expect to hit many of the targets which almost all seem to be going away is somewhat of a contradiction in terms. Pity it's such a long drive to Lakeside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claysandgame Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Townie said: Visited Ashcombe last Friday. Nice layout, natives were very friendly and the lady in the office was very nice. And there is a hire gun. The stands were very challenging and I didn't dare try their tower. My only criticism would be that I'd have welcomed a couple of easier stands not so much for me (honest) but the chap I went with shoots only occasionally and he hit very few, which is a bit off putting. We also spent a joyful half hour in the Sportsman Gun Centre in Exeter and I wish I'd allowed more time for that. Loads of stuff and helpful staff. Great afternoon out, but the traffic in Exeter on a Friday afternoon! I may as well have stayed in London. I've been twice but I tend to cherry pick the stands a bit and do a mix of things I know I can hit for a confidence boost and mix it in with stands I'm not so good at. It's always a school day on the range. @wymberley I'm also shooting an old sxs at the minute and it's definitely more challenging (but part of the fun)! If you can face the drive, I'd really recommend North Devon for a nice round of targets and they regularly take beginners round there (it's all caddied by the owners currently). Alternatively if you find yourself down this way on a weekend, West Tapps (has a website) is on twice a month on a Sunday. You need your own gun (or share your friends) but's great fun and good for novices with a few harder targets mixed in (but you should be able to shoot 40-50% as a novice). And Exeter rush hour traffic is definitely bad especially on a Friday afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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